Assistant Professor Of Practice

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Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Law
The candidate will have the following Job Segment: Academic, Medicare, Law, Research, Education, Healthcare, Legal. Eligible for promotion to a three-year term as an Associate Professor. Then, after the second term, eligible for a renewable, five-year appointment as a Professor of Practice. The salary will be commensurate with experience. The appointment is a nine-month, academic year appointment. Faculty members in the Legal Research and Writing program receive a Faculty Development Allowance for expenses related to professional development efforts, including travel and registration expenses associated with academic conferences. They are also eligible to receive grants for summer research. Teaching : To be reappointed and/or promoted to Associate Professor or Professor, clinical and practice faculty must demonstrate teaching proficiency and a commitment to continuing professional growth and development as teachers. Teaching proficiency is based upon the quality of the faculty member’s presentations, direction of classroom discussions, and supervision of students. The evaluation of teaching proficiency will take into account, as appropriate, the following: strong abilities of analysis and synthesis; interest in students and in teaching; enthusiasm in the classroom; innovation and creativity in organizing and leading class discussions; mastery of the subject matter; careful preparation; working well with students outside the classroom in tutoring or independently; careful research; motivating students to perform to the best of their capabilities; and maintaining knowledge in the faculty member’s areas of expertise. In assessing teaching proficiency, student evaluations and peer visits will be taken into consideration. Circumstances such as teaching load, number of contact hours, class size, subject matter, methodologies, preparation of teaching materials, years of experience, observance of class time, prompt grading, and regular availability for consultation with students also may be considered in the evaluation. Service : Clinical and practice faculty members are expected to participate in a variety of activities to serve the College, the University, and the profession. 1. College Service Each clinical or practice faculty member is expected to serve the College community. Such service may include serving on committees, advising student organizations and individual students, or other activities that help to improve the quality of the academic environment at the College. An inherent part of a faculty member’s professional and academic responsibility involves mutual respect, collegiality, courtesy to colleagues, students, and staff, as well as professional conduct in all aspects of service. These also may include attendance at faculty and committee meetings and willingness to assume responsibilities for improving the College. 2. Academic, Community, and Professional Service As appropriate to the particular position, a clinical or practice faculty member is expected to contribute through professional service to the larger community, academy, and profession. Such service may be provided in many ways and could include, without limitation: service on University committees and interdisciplinary programs; speaking to community or professional groups; serving on community committees or being a member of community groups; serving the clinical, practice, or legal writing communities; providing CLE classes; or writing for newspapers, periodicals, or other publications of interest to the community or the profession.

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